Israel · MASADA & EIN GEDI
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Masada is a Herodian palace on a plateau above the Dead Sea, reached by cable car or by the Snake Path if you want the climb. Ein Gedi is the freshwater canyon below it. Both are done before the afternoon heat, so pickups run early. The 15 tours below are ranked, with prices, cable-car inclusion and how much walking each involves.
Tel Aviv tour to Masada and the Dead Sea: cable car views, Herod’s ruins, Qumran caves, and a float with Dead Sea mud.
“Highly recommended Tour. Our guide - Radion did an awesome Job leaving no questions unanswered. Fascinating to see and know more about Masada/ruins of King Herod's Palace and also dead sea.. Great Experience.”
Full-day Masada and Dead Sea trip from Tel Aviv with hotel pickup, cable car to ruins, guided history, and time to float and mud-bathe.
“This is a perfect day trip from Tel Aviv or Jerusalem. Our driver/guide Eyal was excellent. He even coordinated, without us waiting or extra time to connect with two people who got lost at pickup! He shared more knowledge than I could absorb! It was great that he pointed out Read more”
Full-day guided trip from Jerusalem to Masada by cable car, Qumran caves, and the Dead Sea for floating and a mud bath.
“We were very lucky to have Roy as our tour guide. The two visits (Masada and the Dead Sea) were very interesting. The complete plan was great experience.”
A full-day Masada and Dead Sea trip from Jerusalem with cable car ruins, Qumran history, and a buoyant float plus optional mud bath.
“Very well organized, comfortable transportation and our guide, Erez, was outstanding. First stop is the dead sea, they don’t advise this but bring water shoes. The beach is all rocks and very painful to walk on. They have lockers and showers so bring some soap and towels with you because you’ll end up covered in mud from the dead sea (recommended). The lunch stop is very busy and you spend one hour there. In Massada I would have liked more time to walk around and really enjoy the site. It was a bit rushed. Bring a hat and sunglasses if you go in the summer”
A full-day Tel Aviv tour to Masada, Ein Gedi, and the Dead Sea, with cable car views, an oasis walk, and floating saltwater.
“The guide was excellent. very knowledgeable, she taught us a lot about history, geography and modern Israeli life. At the same time very organised. I enjoyed the tour especially because of her.”
Cable car to Masada and a Dead Sea float, with entrance fees included. Full-day Jerusalem pickup, transport, and a licensed guide.
“Such an amazing experience The tour guide was great and very knowledgeable really liked that she told us exactly what to expect”
One day from Tel Aviv to Masada, Ein Gedi, and the Dead Sea, with guided history stops plus free time, swimming, and mud.
“The tour guide and the bus driver were the best. It was really an experience that I probably will never experience again”
From Jerusalem, tour Masada, Ein Gedi, and the Dead Sea in one full day. Cable car option, oasis hike, and private beach mud time.
“The tour guide was excellent. Ein Gedi was too strenuous for us and should not been done. Older people and overweight people should avoid. The bus driver was drooling over 2 Muslim girls and needed to be more attentive to the other tourists on our bus. He definitely needed to be more professional. The Dead Sea was great. Ein Gedi is a definite skip.”
Rise with the sun at Masada, hike Ein Gedi’s oasis, then float and mud-bath in the Dead Sea on this 10-hour Jerusalem tour.
“The hike was great and wanted to spend more time in Masada. Because some of Ein Gedi is closed we spent 2.5 hours at the dead sea which was too much time. The trip would have been perfect if more time were given to Masada than swimming.”
One day from Jerusalem to Masada by cable car, Ein Gedi oasis walks, and Dead Sea floating with mud, guided and easy.
“In general the tour was great! (we were on April 4) All sites will be visited for a short time (1-1,5h) so keep this in mind. It is a perfect choice if you don't have lot's of time during your stay in Israel and won't be renting a car and still want to visit these sites. The bus was comfortable and had an AC. The scenary through bus windows was amazing so time flew fast. Our tour guide Merona was superb. She was funny, excellent at touring and provided good tips what to expect what to prepare and etc during site visits. You will be lucky to have her as…”
Masada sunrise hike, Ein Gedi oasis walking, and Dead Sea floating from Tel Aviv, guided and packed into 12 hours.
“Spoiled by rude and dangerous bus driver who abandoned us in a street in Tel Aviv”
Full-day Dead Sea, Masada, and Ein Gedi tour from Jerusalem: cable car views, oasis hike, and mineral mud with beach entry included.
“I think that a guided tour at Masada would have created a better experience for us. It would have given us more information vs. just dropping us there with no direction. On the other hand, strolling through Ein Gedi was fine along with dropping us off at the Dead Sea. ThRead more”
Masada sunrise, Ein Gedi oasis, and Dead Sea floating from Tel Aviv, with early climbing, private beach access, and air-conditioned transport.
“The tour guide was awful in educating us and hosting the tour. He was friendly but very unorganized. The bus had mold on it and was incredibly dirty.”
Early tour from Tel Aviv to Masada, Ein Gedi, and the Dead Sea, with guided history time and self-paced exploring.
“tour was great u dont have a guide but our driver was very nice”
Sunrise Masada, Ein Gedi waterfalls hike, and Dead Sea floating plus black mud, starting from Jerusalem with air-conditioned pickup.
“Great tour overall!! The pickup was smooth and there was a good amount of time allowed for exploring Masada (AMAZING sunset views and ruins). I wish we could have explored Ein Gedi a bit more as Wadi David is not that impressive, but the visit to the Dead Sea was stellar. Could have stayed for hours more!!”
